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Community Governance CRD 158, CRN: 27835 – Winter 2017
Place: Art 204, Time: Monday/Wednesday 10:00 – 11:50AM
Instructor: Dr. Catherine Brinkley, [email protected]
Office Hours: sign up outside office (Rm 2333, Hart Hall)
Teaching Assistants: Email TAs with any questions and to make appointments
Natalia Pinzon [email protected] and Summer Hunt [email protected]
Course Description: This course relies on active learning and community engagement.
Students are introduced to the institutions, community organizations and
political processes involved in shaping local governance, economic
development, policy, and political change. The course includes field
research on political processes and policy issues along with training in
op-ed writing.
Course Objectives: There are five distinct yet intertwined objectives in this course:
(1) The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with evidence-
based theory and best practices of community governance, with special
attention to the Californian context. Students will understand the scope,
powers, limitations, procedures, mandates, conflicts, constitutional and
legal frames, offices, and democratic life of local government. The
course employs history and case studies of special interests in energy
infrastructure, food policy and climate change to highlight the role of
community governance.
(2) Through weekly discussions, guest lectures and fieldtrips, students
will stay apprised of current events and relate them back to course
readings for a real-time understanding of community governance.
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(3) The course is expected to make students more informed citizens and
offer a primer for those interested in careers within and alongside
government agencies. Students are encouraged to become involved in
community governance outside the classroom, and course assignments
(an op-ed and audio-visual project) are designed to be used beyond the
classroom experience.
(4) Students will explore tools for planned change at the local level.
(5) Students will interface with local government practitioners and
political activists for network building and career development.
Required Texts:
Rarick, Ethan. 2013. Governing California. Politics, government, and
public policy in the golden state. Institute of Governmental Studies
Press. ISBN-13: 978-0877724438
Mathews, Joe and Mark Paul. 2010. California crackup. How reform
broke the Golden State and how we can fix it, Berkeley: University of
California Press. ISBN: 0520947088
Journal article and report readings are posted on Canvas organized by
week.
Recommended
Readings
Van Vechten, R.B., 2014. California politics: a primer. CQ Press.
ISBN-13: 978-1483340135
James, A. and Morone, K., 2014. By the People: Debating American
Government. Oxford University Press.
The Davis Enterprise: http://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/
The Vanguard: http://www.davisvanguard.org/
Course Expectations professionalism.
responsible for completing reading assignments prior
to class and should keep notes on course readings and lectures. Assigned
readings, collateral readings, and current events will be the subject of
class commentary and discussions.
ssential part of class.
-informed class
that comes on time, is prepared (has finished the readings/posted
questions) to intensely interact with the speakers and pose questions.
gage with the City of Davis government
agencies and community groups. Use this interface time to assess your
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own interest in local governance work, meet future collaborators,
showcase your expertise, and have fun!
You begin this course with an “A.” You will need to work to keep that grade.
Plan ahead if you are determined to earn a particular grade. An “A” student will complete weekly
assignments in a timely and thoughtful manner with clear, grammatically correct writing. An “A” student
is respectful of fellow students and guest speakers, and always has a thoughtful question to add to the
discussion. An “A” student completes all the required readings and refers to the readings in class
discussion and assignments to demonstrate knowledge acquisition. An “A” student will start the research
paper assignment four weeks before its due date, and have a friend proof the paper for content and style
before submission for grading.
Grade-focused conversations are welcome when they are proactive (still enough time in the course to
impact a grade), realistic (the math adds up), and framed around concrete goals for the course. You may
contest a grade by putting in writing where you think I have erroneously interpreted the Grading Rubric,
posted on Canvas. Beware: re-grading might also lead to a lowering of the grade.
Be familiar with the Student Code of Academic Conduct: http://sja.ucdavis.edu/cac.html. Please ask the
TAs if you have any questions. Remember the instructor is obliged to refer you to Student Judicial Affairs
in all cases of violation or suspected violation.
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Sign up for Canvas. You should have received an invitation from the TAs. The system is highly
catered to getting you help fast and efficiently from classmates, the TAs, and myself. Rather than
emailing questions to the teaching staff, I encourage you to post your questions in the discussion
section to rapidly crowdsource a response.
Assignments:
In addition to the weekly reading assignments, this course is planned with three main
deliverables that build upon each other. These assignments are designed to showcase your
intelligence, demonstrate an arc of knowledge acquisition, and connect your work to the world
outside the classroom.
1. Introductory letter (2.5% of total grade), comment to peers (2.5%)
2. Bi-Weekly discussion of course readings and local politics (10%).
3. Audio-visual assignment (10%), comment to peers (5%)
4. Report on local government meeting (10%)
5. Case study concept map (10%), write-up (15%)
6. Op-ed peer-feedback (10%), final (10%)
7. Participatory Activities in and out of class (15%)
1. Introduction Letter, due January 16th
The goal of this assignment is for us to get to know one another and shape the focus areas of the
course. Please write a few paragraphs detailing your interest in this course, your experiences that
have shaped this interest, and what you hope to gain from this course. Please include a brief story
of a time you affected change. This assignment is excellent practice for formatting a professional
cover letter. We will use these letters of introduction to benchmark our progress at the end of the
course.
Please welcome your peers and comment on 5 of their introductory letters
by January 18th. Post your letter to the ‘Discussions’ section of Canvas.
2. Bi-Weekly Discussion: Weeks 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9
The goal of this assignment is for the class as a whole to get to know each individual and their
views, stay apprised of current events in relation to course readings, and more meaningfully
connect course content with the world outside the classroom. By referencing your weekly
reading, this assignment allows me to assess course material comprehension.
Using the discussion tool on Canvas, post a weekly local politics current event in the context of
the course readings, and reflect on postings of at least two of your classmates. Active learning
hinges on continued participation in synthesizing the material, reading, reflecting and
responding. If a current event is already posted, post a different current event or that same event
from a different news source to highlight different viewpoints. First post claims the content!
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Students may wish to form groups or “coffee clutches” outside the classroom to
discuss course readings and current events. Discussion postings from coffee
clutch groups will need to reference each group member in the heading.
Individual group members are released from commenting online.
3. Audio-visual assignment, due January 30th
Using an audio-visual format (example: video. mp4 format, youtube, storify) please create a
short (5-10 minute) film or presentation that documents a local governance issue. Examples of
projects could include interviews with local officials about affordable housing, a visual
comparison of two development projects, a song about a social issue, or a virtual tour of the
Davis greenbelt and its impact on surrounding farmland.
You may complete this assignment in groups of 2-6 or as individuals. If you have
worked in a group, please credit each member with their contribution at the end of
the production.
After you have submitted your productions for comment, they will be posted in Canvas. Please
review the work of each of your colleagues and provide constructive criticism, comments, and
encouragement by February 6th on four on the audio-visual projects. These films may form the
entry point for your subsequent op-ed.
The goal of this assignment is for you to better get to know your colleagues through group work
while potentially planting the building block for later course assignments should you chose to
build off of this assignment. The assignment is designed to showcase your powers of perception,
public speaking, and creativity. In the past, students have developed this assignment into a self-
guided walking tour and campaign material for healthier vending machines. Constructive critique
will help make the work of your colleagues stronger.
4. Report on a local government meeting, due February 15th
Attend a local government meeting and take notes on the citizen groups participating, the
interactions of the local officials and how you feel the topic of discussion progressed toward a
policy outcome. Submit a half page report. You may wish to incorporate this material in your
audio-visual assignment, op-ed, or policy paper. Reports will be made available to your
classmates so that they can also learn from your experience in informing their own.
Questions to consider:
Why did I pick this activity?
Who were the key players in this activity and what are their motives,
backgrounds, etc.?
In what ways was power manifested?
How did I feel while engaged in the activity?
How do I feel about it now that it is over?
Did anything surprise me?
Has this changed any of my views about politics?
Would I want to do this again? Why or why not?
Did anything productive come of my participation?
What did I learn?
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5. Case Study on Community Governance, due Feb 20th
The goal of this assignment is to succinctly summarize the response to a local policy. The case
study is designed to acquaint you with using primary literature and/or a primary data sources
while also showcasing your knowledge of community governance theory and practice.
You will create a concept map (in powerpoint, Mindomo or by hand) of the pathway taken
during a proposed grocery store intervention. Please pay attention to the scales of governance:
federal, state, regional, county, city, neighborhood, and individual. Pay attention to specific
branches of the government (executive, legislative, judicial), non-profits, private foundations,
individuals and community groups who have worked toward actualizing the policy.
Relationships between these scales and divisions of power can be represented by financial
exchanges and other influences on the system.
Verify if your case is located in a food desert by visiting the USDA Food Atlas:
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-atlas/
Verify the coordinates of your store in google map
Find two extra sources of information online to triangulate your data and build your
concept map
Create a 3-5 page case write up explaining your concept map and the influences of the
community, non-profits, governments and for-profit businesses in creating the grocery store
intervention. Please draw from at least two course readings as you make sense of your case study
and why this particular policy intervention succeeded or failed.
6. Op-ed, Due March 1st
This paper may build off of the findings from your audio-visual project, government report, in-
class concept maps and ideas from your case study. The assignment will showcase your written
and analytical skills, and could be useful for the job market or in furthering an issue in your
community. The op-ed should draw from the material covered in class and be directed at
community members and local policy-makers. The op-ed should be no more than 800-1200
words and contain:
a clear lede, an attention-grabbing first sentence to make the reader want to read more
a hook, a relevant current event to give your writing urgency
three supporting pieces of evidence, which will support your main argument
a strong concluding suggestion, leaving the reader with a clear sense of purpose
Peer Review, Due March 8th
The purpose of the peer review is to provide targeted feedback to the writer about what is
working in the paper and what is not. Please provide constructive criticism for four peers using
the online rubric.
I. Please read the op-ed through the first time without making any markings on it in order to
familiarize yourself with the paper.
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II. During the second reading, please do the following
a. Identify the main argument of the op-ed
b. Identify the three supporting pieces of evidence the author provides
c. Identify the concluding ‘ask’ or ‘call to arms’ that the author gives the readers
III. Once you have done this, read the paper for the third and final time and respond briefly to
the following questions
a. Does the first paragraph present the writer’s argument and chart a clear, logical
roadmap toward the conclusion? If not, which piece is missing, unclear,
understated, and so forth?
b. Does each paragraph add to the argument? Does the argument progress clearly
from one paragraph to the next (is the sequencing logical)? If not, where does the
structure break down?
c. Does each sentence in the paragraph speak to the lead sentence? If not, where
could the writer use more/stronger supporting evidence?
d. What is the best part of the paper?
e. What areas of the paper could use improvement (eg. the argument, organization,
sentence structure, supporting evidence or word choice)? Be specific so that the
writer knows where to focus energy in the revision.
Revise your op-ed based on peer review, Due March 20th
7. Extra Credit: Community Governance Concept Map (up to 10% of final grade)
Building from the class assignment on your first week, create a concept map in Mindomo of the
pathway to realizing your chosen policy. Pay attention to specific branches of the government,
non-profits, private foundations, individuals and community groups who have worked toward
actualizing the policy. You can add to the map as you complete your required readings, filing the
names of organizations and governance units under the following subheadings: Federal,
Regional, State, County, City, Legislative, Judicial, Executive, Industry (eg. Consulting firms),
Non-profit and Community. The map should include links to each agency, a description of how
the agency influenced the policy, and how citizens can contact the agency to give their input (ie.
Twitter handles, op-eds, link to a suggestion form). You can add connections between local
governance structures with justifications (does one organization oversee the budget of another?).
Grading for this extra credit assignment will be based on the quality and frequency of additions
to the concept map. Should you have any questions or would like to consider new categories,
contact the TAs, Summer Hunt [email protected] or Natalia Pinzon [email protected].
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Week 1 (Jan 9): How do we make change? In
-Cla
ss Question: how is policy made? (concept map)
Syllabus overview
Knowledge Baseline Assessment (1% of grade, 1 participation point)
Ass
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t Post introductory letter, due Jan 16
Week 1.2 (Jan 11): Who writes history?
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Mathews, J. and Paul, M., 2010. California Crackup: How Reform Broke the
Golden State and How We Can Fix It. University of California Press. Chapter 1-3
Rarick, Ethan. 2013. Governing California. Politics, government, and public
policy in the golden state. Institute of Governmental Studies Press. Chapter 1,
Chapter 2: conclusion, Chapter 3: figures
Recommended:
o Scheiber, H. N. (1989). Race, Radicalism, and Reform: Historical
Perspective on the 1879 California Constitution. Hastings Const. LQ, 17,
35.
Question: who writes history?
Lecture: Layer Cake of the Californian Context
Activity: eat cake
Lecture: theory, history and meta-theory of California governance
Ass
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If you haven’t already, post introductory letter, due Jan 16
Think of what topic you will cover with your Audio-Visual Assignment
Schedule a Public Meeting
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Week 2 (Jan 16): Nested governance R
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Mathews, J. and Paul, M., 2010. California Crackup: How Reform Broke the
Golden State and How We Can Fix It. University of California Press. Chapter 7-8
Rarick, Ethan. 2013. Governing California. Politics, government, and public
policy in the golden state. Institute of Governmental Studies Press. Chapters 9,
10, 12 and 13
o Recommended:
Nunn, S. and Schoedel, C., 1997. Special districts, city
governments, and infrastructure spending in 105 US metropolitan
areas. Journal of Urban Affairs, 19(1), pp.59-72.
Bauroth, N.G., 2010. The Strange Case of the Disappearing
Special Districts: Toward a Theory of Dissolution. The American
Review of Public Administration, 40(5), pp.568-592.
Scutelnicu, G. and Ganapati, S., 2012. Community Development
Districts: An Innovative Institutional Framework for Financing and
Managing Infrastructure in Florida?. Economic Development
Quarterly.
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MicroLecture: What is Federalism?
Group Activity: Build a concept map of federal, state, regional, county, city and special
district levels of government (1%)
Ass
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t Comments on Introductions (5), due January 18
Online Discussion response, due January 20
Think of what topic you will cover with your Audio-Visual Assignment
Schedule a Public Meeting
Week 2.2 (Jan 18): All politics is local, visit to City Hall
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Gumprecht, B., 2010. The American college town. University of Massachusetts
Press. Chapter 5, “All things right and relevant” (108-145).
Pay special attention to the personal narratives policy changers, the ebb
and flow of University positions interchanging with public service
positions and the origins of these change movements
Rarick, Ethan. 2013. Governing California. Politics, government, and public
policy in the golden state. Institute of Governmental Studies Press. Chapter 13
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MicroLecture: All Politics is Local
City of Davis City Hall Tour with introduction to City Managers and venues for course
material
Fill out the community governance matrix by noting the actions of various
community governance actors (government, industry, non-profit, community,
individual) across scales (1%)
Note the role of staffers and community in forming policy
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Ass
ign
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Eg. Hunt: #CommunityGoverance: Upload geocoded (check your settings!)
image on Twitter, Vine, or Instagram with #CommunityGoverance. Give a short
description of why this image embodies community governance. Email TAs with
your twitter handle for credit. (1%), due January 23
Week 3 (Jan 23): Non-Governdustry: the role of non-profits, government and industry in
community governance
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g Bowles, S. and Gintis, H., 2002. Social capital and community governance*.The
Economic Journal, 112(483), pp.F419-F436.
Gates, C., 1999. Community governance. Futures, 31(5), pp.519-525.
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Lecture: Three Pieces of Pie?
Exercise: The Market Fails, the Government Fails, but Things Still Work
Micro-Lecture: Food Deserts
Game: Role play
Ass
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Participatory Group Activity Data Gathering: Pick one of the locations where a grocery
store has been founded in a food desert. Fill out the course googledoc with the
coordinates of the new grocery store (gathered from googlemap), and the role that
Industry, Government, Non-Profit and Community played in sponsoring the grocery store
intervention in a food desert. Gather two extra news sources to triangulate your
information and cite each source and add them to the googledoc. The goal of this
assignment is to introduce you to research methods and case study contexts. Findings will
be assembled as a class. Due February, 3, write-up due February 20
Week 3.2 (Jan 25): The role of industry in community governance, visit Chamber of
Commerce
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g Smith, W. K., Gonin, M., & Besharov, M. L. (2013). Managing social-business tensions:
A review and research agenda for social enterprise. Business Ethics Quarterly, 23(03),
407-442.
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Chamber of Commerce Tour with CEO, Christina Blackman
Review tweets spatially #communitygovernance
Fill out the community governance matrix by noting the actions of various
community governance actors (government, industry, non-profit, community,
individual) across scales (1 point)
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Ass
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t Online discussion contribution, due Jan 27
Week 4 (Jan 30): The role of non-profits in community governance
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Rostron, K. I. (2015). Defining the Social Enterprise: A Tangled Web. International
journal of management and applied research, 2(2), 85-99.
Recommended:
o Kerlin, J. A. (2006). Social enterprise in the United States and Europe:
Understanding and learning from the differences. Voluntas: International
Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 17(3), 246-262.
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Microlecture: The Third Sector
Ass
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Online Discussion response, due February 3
Week 4.2 (Feb 1): Getting your timing right
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Rarick, Ethan. 2013. Governing California. Politics, government, and public policy in the
golden state. Institute of Governmental Studies Press. Chapters 3-7, 11
Recommended Reading:
o Gray, V. and Lowery, D., 2000. Where do policy ideas come from? A
study of Minnesota legislators and staffers. Journal of Public
Administration Research and Theory, 10(3), pp.573-598.
o Jackson-Elmoore, C., 2005. Informing state policymakers: Opportunities
for social workers. Social work, 50(3), pp.251-261.
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Lecture: The Geography of Party Politics and Policy Timing
Group Activity: Read policy briefs and op-eds
Game: Pin-the-Policy
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Ass
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Audio-visual comments to peers due February 6
Week 5 (Feb 6): Right to Vote
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See Canvas for Dr. Romero’s most recent op-eds on voting, voters, and the
election.
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Guest Lecture: Mindy Romero, founder and director of the California Civic
Engagement Project (CCEP) at the UC Davis Center for Regional Change
Ass
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t Comment on Audio-Visual Projects due today
Eg. Hunt: #CommunityGovernance: Upload geocoded (check your settings!)
image on Twitter, Vine, or Instagram with #CommunityGoverance with
description of the issue you will tackle in this course (1%), due Feb 13
Week 5.2 (Feb 8): People’s power
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Mathews, J. and Paul, M., 2010. California Crackup: How Reform Broke the
Golden State and How We Can Fix It. University of California Press. Chapter 4,
8-9
Rarick, Ethan. 2013. Governing California. Politics, government, and public
policy in the golden state. Institute of Governmental Studies Press. Chapter 5
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Lecture: Direct Democracy
Game: Bad at the Ballot
Mid-Quarter Inquiry
Ass
ign
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t Online discussion contribution, due Feb 10
Eg. Hunt: #CommunityGovernance: Upload geocoded (check your settings!)
image on Twitter, Vine, or Instagram with #CommunityGoverance with
description of the issue you will tackle in this course (1%), due Feb 13
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Week 6 (Feb 13): Follow the Money I: Budget Process, Guest Lecture Michael Coleman,
Fiscal Policy Advisor for the League of California Cities R
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Municipal Revenue Sources Handbook 2014 Chapter 1,
plus http://californiacityfinance.com/MuniRev2014Ch1plus.pdf
Guide to Financial Literacy, Governing http://www.governing.com/papers/A-
Public-Official-s-Guide-to-Financial-Literacy.html
Recommended Reading
o www.CaliforniaCityFinance.com
o Cal Facts 2014, Legislative Analyst’s
Office http://www.lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/calfacts/calfacts-2014.pdf
o Guide to Managing Your Jurisdiction’s Financial Health,
Governing http://www.governing.com/papers/A-Guide-to-Managing-
Your-Jurisdiction-s-Financial-Health-1500.html
Ass
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t Attend Public Meeting and complete report due Feb 15
Online discussion response due Feb 17
Case study due, Feb 20
Week 6.2 (Feb 15): Follow the Money II, Guest Lecture Michael Coleman, Fiscal Policy
Advisor for the League of California Cities
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Golden State and How We Can Fix It. University of California Press. Chapter 5
Rarick, Ethan. 2013. Governing California. Politics, government, and public
policy in the golden state. Institute of Governmental Studies Press. Chapter 8, 13
Ass
ign
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t Public Meeting Report due today
Online discussion response due Feb 17
Case study due, Feb 20
Week 7 (Feb 20): President’s Day
Ass
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t Case study due today
Online discussion contribution, due Feb 24
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Week 7.2 (Feb 22): Special Case: Homelessness, Recycling, Affordable Housing and
NIMBYs* R
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Please see Canvas for reading
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Question: Who writes history?
Lecture: Write to Change the World
Group Activity: Read op-eds
Game: Develop lede/hook, evidence (x3) and concluding ask for an op-ed
Movie and popcorn!
Group Activity: Community Governance Bingo (1%)
Create a concept map detailing how various scales (federal, state, local) and
divisions (industry, non-profit, government, community) of community
governance influenced the policy outcome in the film (1%)
Ass
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Op-ed due March 1
Week 8 (Feb 27): Who’s Watching?
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http://www.davisvanguard.org/
Nahon, K., Hemsley, J., Walker, S. and Hussain, M., 2011. Fifteen minutes of
fame: The power of blogs in the lifecycle of viral political information. Policy &
Internet, 3(1), pp.1-28.
Recommended Reading: Woodly, D., 2008. New competencies in democratic communication? Blogs, agenda
setting and political participation. Public Choice, 134(1-2), pp.109-123.
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Guest Lecture David M. Greenwald, Executive Director, The People's Vanguard of
Davis
In-class activity: students record international, national, state, regional, county, city, and
special district levels of government, non-profit, industry roles in community governance
topic (1%)
Ass
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t Op-ed due March 1
Online discussion response, due March 3
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Week 8.2 (March 1): Connections within governance R
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Rarick, Ethan. 2013. Governing California. Politics, government, and public policy in the
golden state. Institute of Governmental Studies Press. Chapters 14 and 15
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Game: Play 30-5 for working definition of Community Governance (extra credit!)
Group Activity Presentations: Concept map of how policy is formed: Chapters on Water
Policy or Education (1%)
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Online discussion response, due March 3
Week 9 (March 6): Special Case: water
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Guest speaker: Bryan Barnhart, JD
Create a concept map detailing how various scales (federal, state, local) and
divisions (industry, non-profit, government, community) of community
governance influenced the policy issue (1%)
Ass
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t Op-ed peer review, due March 8
Online discussion contribution, due March 10
Week 9.2 (March 8): Special Case: Climate Change*
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Rarick, Ethan. 2013. Governing California. Politics, government, and public policy in the
golden state. Institute of Governmental Studies Press. Chapter 16
Recommended reading
o UCD Climate Action Plan
o Community Choice Energy Agreements
o City of Davis Sustainability Plan
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Lecture: Energized! Community Choice Energy Agreements
Guest Lecturer: Camille Kirk
Create a concept map detailing how various scales (federal, state, local) and
divisions (industry, non-profit, government, community) of community
governance influenced the policy issue (1%)
Ass
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t Op-ed peer review due today
Online discussion contribution, due March 10
Week 10 (March 13): Special Case: Community Food
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Lecture: Eat Your Heart Out: Community Governance and Food
Present Course Data Findings
Ass
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t Revised op-ed, due March 20
Eg. Hunt: #CommunityGovernance: Upload geocoded (check your settings!)
image on Twitter, Vine, or Instagram with #CommunityGoverance with
description of a community governance solution (1%), due March 15
Online discussion response, due March 17
Week 10.2 (March 15): Group Presentations
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Feedback for next year
Knowledge Baseline Assessment revisited (2%)
Community Potluck: themed dishes encouraged!
Ass
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t Online discussion response, due March 17
Revised op-ed, due March 20
Final op-ed Due, March 20